Top Snoqualmie, WA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
950 Broadway, Suite M100, Tacoma, WA 98402
6703 S 234th St, Suite 130, Kent, WA 98032
400 NW Gilman Blvd, PO Box 906, Issaquah, WA 98027
33919 9th Avenue S, Suite 101B, Federal Way, WA 98003-6736
1201 Pacific Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, WA 98402
600 1st Avenue, Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98104
720 Seneca St, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98101
9800 Harbour Place, Suite 204, Mukilteo, WA 98275
13106 SE 240th St, Suite 203, Kent, WA 98031
3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
409 N Water Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926-3608
216 Ericksen Ave NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2820
221 1st Ave W, Unit 200, Seattle, WA 98119
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3700, Seattle, WA 98101-9600
PO Box 59, Renton, WA 98057-0059
631 Strander Blvd, Bldg A, Suite G, Tukwila, WA 98188
569 Division Street, Suite 300, Port Orchard, WA 98366
901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA 98164
926 Sydney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
600 108th Ave NE, Suite 320, Bellevue, WA 98004
337 Park Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055
180 NW Coveland St, Coupeville, WA 98239
600 Winslow Way East, Suiet 131, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2438
PO Box 5519, Everett, WA 98206
600 Stewart Street, Suites 300 & 400, Seattle, WA 98101
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Washington state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine